Josephine Sews

I had every intention of making this shirt soon after I bought the fabric for it 2 years ago, better late than never.  It didn't occur to me that I did not have a button down, button sleeve shirt until I started working on this one.  I generally go for the quick sew. How I Did It Fabric I bought this fabric about 2 years ago from StyleMaker Fabrics and I bought it to specifically make this shirt.  It is called Warehouse District Distressed Collage Cotton Poplin but it is no longer on their site, however, I did find it on several websites including here . Pattern Adjustments Shortened the length of the body 3" Shortened the length of the sleeve 3" Graded from an 18 to a 22 starting at the underarm seam Some Construction Pictures (most are for the placket) Some Finished Pictures Conclusion As always with her other patterns the instructions were amazing except for the placket.  I struggled with the placket for several hours because the instructions didn't make sense to ...

What can I say - it's a free pattern so I went for it.  I made the View D version.  Initially I was a bit hesitant because of the spaghetti straps (need the right bra) and I wasn't sure if it would hang too low on my chest (don't want to show any cleavage), but I was pleasantly surprised.   View D I've been waiting on a strapless bra order to come, but since it looks like it's not coming any time soon, I decided to improvise and tuck my bra straps in so you can's see them just to get some pictures in this cute little dress.   How I Did It I wanted to get the optional strap hardware so I could make the straps adjustable, but I could not find anything at my local fabric store. To my surprise, the fit is just about perfect (need to add a smidge more width in the chest area) as is the strap length.  I did not need to make the straps adjustable 😁. Fabric My fabric has been in my stash somewhere around 10 - 15 years.  It is some kind of polyester or rayon b...